Her face was a sensitive one, and her voice kindly; but the man had the countenance of a brute,-- of a human brute. Why do we malign the so-called brute creation, making their names a unit of comparison for base traits which never one of them possessed?英文原著 · 《Ramona》
You ask any really great man: "Have you ever taught a winter term in a country school?" If he says he hasn't, then depend upon it he isn't a really great man. People only think he is. The winter term breeds Boanerges - sons of thunder. Yes, and of lightning, too. Something struck the big boys in the back seats, as sure as you're a foot high; and if it wasn't lightning, what was it? Brute strength for brute strength, they were more than a match for Teacher. It was up to him. It was either prove himself the superior power, or slink off home and crawl under the porch.英文原著 · 《Back Home》
"It's the old hair oiled and curled," cried Dick. "The barber charged a shilling for doing it, and cut my hair into the bargain. I told him not to spare grease, for I liked the curls to shine--sailors always do. Carlyle, Barbara says that Levison and that brute Thorn--the one's as much of a brute as the other, though--have turned out to be the same."英文原著 · 《East Lynne》
Bosengate stared at that little wire-haired brute. "Haven't you any feeling for others?" he wanted to say. "Can't you see that this poor devil suffers tortures?" But the sheer impossibility of doing this before ten other men brought a slight sweat out on his face and hands; and in agitation he smote the table a blow with his fist. The effect was instantaneous. Everybody looked at the wire-haired man, as if saying: "Yes, you've gone a bit too far there!" The "little brute" stood it for a moment, then muttered surlily:英文原著 · 《Five Tales》
ROSAURA. There, four-footed Fury, blast Engender'd brute, without the wit Of brute, or mouth to match the bit Of man--art satisfied at last? Who, when thunder roll'd aloof, Tow'rd the spheres of fire your ears Pricking, and the granite kicking Into lightning with your hoof, Among the tempest-shatter'd crags Shattering your luckless rider Back into the tempest pass'd? There then lie to starve and die, Or find another Phaeton Mad-mettled as yourself; for I, Wearied, worried, and for-done, Alone will down the mountain try, That knits his brows against the sun.英文原著 · 《Life Is A Dream》
And therefore made yourself their instrument To make your son the savage and the brute They only prophesied?--Are you not afear'd, Lest, irrespective as such creatures are Of such relationship, the brute you made Revenge the man you marr'd--like sire, like son. To do by you as you by me have done?英文原著 · 《Life Is A Dream》
And no brute-force attack has been extensive enough to crack it. There's -- There's no way I can make a reasonable attempt and still - complete my other tasks. - Like what?美剧 · 《Billions》
He has no idea why he had to resort to brute force, so he doesn't get to work here.美剧 · 《Billions》
We've, uh, we're being hacked. Brute force attack.美剧 · 《Billions》
If the Hogginses brutes wanted to turn this into a family affair, they'd find the Cavendish Clan more than ready for the task at hand.电影 · 《Cloud Atlas (2012)》